Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge · Photo: Lee Paxton (Original uploader was Leepaxton at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0Hanover Township has lower unemployment (3.3%) than 65% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Hanover Township B; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 5% work in Hanover Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (11%, 26 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hanover Township apart
Hanover Township makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Hanover Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hanover Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Hanover Township pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Hanover Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Hanover Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hanover Township is Pittsburgh, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (134) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hanover Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Hanover Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hanover Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Hanover Township
736 jobs are based in Hanover Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2014 → 2024: 572 → 736. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Hanover Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Hanover Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,130 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Hanover Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,117 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 681 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hanover Township ends
Where Hanover Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Driving is how Hanover Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hanover Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hanover Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,263 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.7% of Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Township next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200: 1,500th of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 73 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,498 | Wright Township MI | 3,185 | $87K | 11.4% | 4.3% | 7% | B |
| 1,499 | Mankato Township MN | 1,720 | $113K | 13.0% | 1.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,500 | Hanover Township PA | 2,382 | $82K | 8.3% | 3.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,501 | Landover Hills MD | 1,811 | $93K | 7.8% | 10.8% | 1% | B |
| 1,502 | Stillwater NY | 1,751 | $90K | 8.0% | 4.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 13% of Hanover Township
The biggest share goes to Smith Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | B | C− | 32 min | $81,875 |
| Robinson Township | under 3% | B | B− | 27 min | $82,700 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 32 min | $73,229 |
| Smith Township | 8% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $73,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$81,875 (±$14,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
8.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 26 mi), Smith Township (8%, 6 mi), Weirton (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hanover Township walkable?
Hanover Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.